Levenshulme railway station
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Levenshulme railway station (previously Levenshulme North) serves the Levenshulme
area of the city of Manchester
, England
. The station is 5 km (3.1 mi) south east of Manchester Piccadilly towards Stockport
.
Four railway tracks go through the station with the middle tracks used by fast trains and the outer tracks mainly used by trains that are stopping.
The signage at the station spells out Levenshulme in Arabic, Gaelic
and Sign language
as well as English
.
towards Alderley Edge
, Hazel Grove
, Crewe
and Buxton
.
The service pattern is as follows:
Evenings and Sundays see two trains each hour to Manchester and every hour to Buxton and Alderley Edge/Crewe.
Levenshulme
Levenshulme is an urban area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. It borders Longsight, Gorton, Burnage, Heaton Chapel and Reddish, and is approximately halfway between Stockport and Manchester City Centre on the A6 road. The A6 bisects Levenshulme. The Manchester to London railway...
area of the city of Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The station is 5 km (3.1 mi) south east of Manchester Piccadilly towards Stockport
Stockport railway station
Stockport railway station is in Greater Manchester, England, 8 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly station on the West Coast Main Line from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston. It was opened on 15 February 1843 by the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, following completion of the large...
.
Four railway tracks go through the station with the middle tracks used by fast trains and the outer tracks mainly used by trains that are stopping.
The signage at the station spells out Levenshulme in Arabic, Gaelic
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
and Sign language
Sign language
A sign language is a language which, instead of acoustically conveyed sound patterns, uses visually transmitted sign patterns to convey meaning—simultaneously combining hand shapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to fluidly express a speaker's...
as well as English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
Service
Four trains per hour go from Levenshulme towards Manchester Piccadilly northbound. Southbound trains go beyond StockportStockport railway station
Stockport railway station is in Greater Manchester, England, 8 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly station on the West Coast Main Line from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston. It was opened on 15 February 1843 by the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, following completion of the large...
towards Alderley Edge
Alderley Edge railway station
Alderley Edge railway station serves the large village of Alderley Edge in Cheshire, England. The station is 22 km south of Manchester Piccadilly on the Crewe to Manchester Line .-History:...
, Hazel Grove
Hazel Grove railway station
Hazel Grove railway station is on the Stockport to Buxton / Sheffield line, serving the village of Hazel Grove, Greater Manchester, England. It was built for the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway by the London and North Western Railway and opened on 9 June 1857...
, Crewe
Crewe railway station
Crewe railway station was completed in 1837 and is one of the most historic railway stations in the world. Built in fields near to Crewe Hall, it originally served the village of Crewe with a population of just 70 residents...
and Buxton
Buxton railway station
Buxton railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Buxton in Derbyshire. It is managed and served by Northern Rail. The station is 25¾ miles south east of Manchester Piccadilly and is the terminus of the Buxton Line.-History:...
.
The service pattern is as follows:
- 1tph to Alderley Edge
- 1tph to Crewe
- 4tph to Manchester Piccadilly
- 2tph to Hazel Grove
- 1tph to Buxton
Evenings and Sundays see two trains each hour to Manchester and every hour to Buxton and Alderley Edge/Crewe.